Blanc de Noirs

Blanc de Noirs describes a wine produced entirely from black grapes. In Champagne, Blanc de Noirs cuvée can be made from the two black grapes permitted within the appellation, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Bollinger's prestige cuvée Vieilles Vignes Françaises, from ungrafted, old Pinot Noir vines, has set the yardstick in a style that is now produced by a number of other Champagne houses.

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Blanc de Noirs describes a wine produced entirely from black grapes. In Champagne, Blanc de Noirs cuvée can be made from the two black grapes permitted within the appellation, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Bollinger's prestige cuvée Vieilles Vignes Françaises, from ungrafted, old Pinot Noir vines, has set the yardstick in a style that is now produced by a number of other Champagne houses.

A typical Blanc de Noirs cuvée has a deep golden colour, and can be more intensely flavoured than the classic non-vintage, multi-grape blend.

Lahaye, unsurprisingly given their Bouzy location, make an outstanding Blanc de Noirs, with biodynamic dexterity and generous ageing. The wine has been aged 20% in tank and 80% in vat with lees stirring to add even more depth to an already impressively profound piece of work. The Pinot is all of the Noir variety and the dosage is 5 g/l.Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer

Les Ursules in 2010 is a spicy rich Blanc de Noirs Champagne, its forward red fruit character poised and complemented by notes of gingerbread, almond and even jasmine. Complexity is far from absent in other words. This is the first time this wine has been vintage-dated. Simon Field MW, Champagne Buyer

Formerly owned by Cédric’s father and therefore hitherto marketed under the Inflorescence brand, the Bechalin vineyards have now been repatriated and therefore formally fall under the Roses de Jeanne Domaine nomenclature. Bechelin is a 0.7 hectare vineyard located close to the Domaine itself in Celles-sur-Ource.

The wine’s inherent quality is enhanced yet further by the fact that this wine is sourced exclusively from the magnificent 2008 vintage; a tour de force of muscular poise, this ranks as one of the finest Blanc de Noirs on the market; hawthorn, sour honey and red berries; savoury yet supple, balletic and perfectly balanced.Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer